Bhutan Himalayan Holidays || Travelling to Bhutan
Tour · Bhutan
The most-booked itinerary we run. Unhurried days across Paro, Thimphu and Punakha with room for Chele La, a farmhouse dinner and a hot-stone bath.
5 Nights · 6 Days
Duration
Paro · Thimphu · Punakha
Route
Easy
Difficulty
Mar–May · Sep–Nov
Best season
This is the itinerary we recommend most often, because it is the first one with enough room to stop. The same three valleys as the shorter trips, but with a morning free at Chele La, an evening in a farmhouse, and a hot-stone bath after the Tiger’s Nest climb rather than a rushed airport run.
Met at the airport. Afternoon at Rinpung Dzong and Kyichu Lhakhang, then an easy first night in Paro to settle into the altitude.

Up to Chele La at 3,988 m, the highest motorable pass in Bhutan, with Jomolhari on the skyline in clear weather. On to Thimphu in the afternoon.

Buddha Dordenma, the Memorial Chorten, the Folk Heritage Museum, the weaving centre and Tashichhoedzong.

The 108 chortens at the pass, then down into the warm Punakha valley. Punakha Dzong in the afternoon, and the long suspension bridge if you have the head for it.

Walk through the rice fields to Chimi Lhakhang, then back over the pass. Evening farmhouse dinner in Paro.

The climb to Taktsang, a traditional hot-stone bath afterwards, then your transfer.

At least 6 days are required for Bhutan tour packages if you want to visit popular tourist attractions in Bhutan. You will get a chance of visiting Paro, Thimphu, and Punakha. 6 Nights and 7 days are required if you want to visit Phubjikha Valley or Haa Valley if you want to experience rural life and check out a hot stone bath. If you want to visit the central part of Bhutan, which is also a beautiful place in Bhutan to visit. In fact, the domestic flight is connected to Bumthang for minimizing time.
For trekking in Bhutan you are required a minimum of 6 days for undergoing a light trek in Bhutan. The maximum duration of trekking in Bhutan is 24 days.
Most of the tourist places in Bhutan are above 2000 meters above sea level. You will encounter altitude sickness in Bhutan if you come from low-altitude areas.
Few places like Wangdue and Punakha are under 1350 meters. Most people encounter altitude sickness in Bhutan after they cross 3000 meters. Bumthang, Phubjikha Glaciel Valley, and passes in Bhutan are above 3000 meters above sea level.
While on trekking in Bhutan you will reach up to 5000 meters above sea level. It is better if you under a medical check-up and do medical insurance before you travel to Bhutan.
Tipping is recommended, while you travel in Bhutan. While on Tour or Trekking, many individuals are involved for you. As per the terms and conditions of your agency, it is not compulsory to tip in Bhutan. Drivers, tour guides, waiters, and other local people will serve you because of the standard of living of people. As in the tourism Industry, it is better to tip them and get better service on your end.
While trekking in Bhutan you contact with porters and cooks, and they need to carry your things, food, and cooking utensils during the Trekking.
Your Bhutan Tour agency will guide you till you get a Bhutan visa. Bhutan Tour packages with quoted prices will be provided to you after communicating with you. All finalization of price and services provide to the client, the required documents(filled-up Visa form, passport color size photo, passport scan copy, Student ID if you are a student and applying for a discount of 25% for tour and flight tickets) will be asked by your tour agency. Bhutan government lay minimum daily packages for clients (International tourists and regional tourists).
Bhutan flights ticked for round trip will be added with your Bhutan Tour. You can also buy Bhutan flight tickets online. The Electronic visa is applied by your tour agency and the Department of Tourism required 7 working days to process Bhutan Visa.
It is not difficult for processing a tourist visa in Bhutan. Bhutan Government don’t allow tourist to travel to Bhutan on their own like other countries.
The most common cuisine you get in Bhutan is beef, pork, vegetable, and rice is a common food in Bhutan. Bhutan vegetable is purely organic. Most hotels in Bhutan provide organic vegetables. But during winter Bhutan depend upon India’s imports of Agricultural and Food items.
Both Western and local cuisines are available in Bhutan. Bhutanese love to eat chilly. The most common cuisine is Ema Datsi. The most common cuisine served in Bhutan is international and local cuisine. It served buffet style in many hotels and restaurants in Bhutan
The best way to travel to Bhutan is by Bhutan flights from Thailand, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, or Singapore. Druk Air, the Royal Bhutan Airlines are the only Bhutan Flights to operate the sector. Your Tour tour agency will guide you in buying Bhutan Air tickets.
The most frequent sectors in which Bhutan flights operate are Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Bagdogra, Gaya, and Guwahati. Other Cities, where there are flights to Bhutan, are Bangkok (Thailand), Kathmandu (Nepal), Dhaka (Bangladesh), and Singapore. Airports in Bhutan, where Paro airport is the principal international airport, and rest three are domestic airports. Very soon Bumthang Airport will upgrade to an international airport.
Tourists can also travel to Bhutan from Nepal and India by road, but the condition of the roads is not good compared to your road network outside. We recommend traveling to Bhutan by Bhutan flights.
The best times to travel to Bhutan is during the Spring season ( March, April, May), and autumn season( September and October). Most tourist place in Bhutan is above 2000 meters above sea level. During the Season it is cold. But November is a bit cold but December and January will be cold. The southern foothills of Bhutan are only around 1500 meters above sea level. The climate is very wet and hot but during winter is good enough to travel. But the Southern foothills are not a tourist place in Bhutan.
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Rates follow Bhutan’s government tariff
Prices depend on season, hotel grade and group size — see Daily Package Rate & SDF.
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